Vernon athletes toppled several records at the Centennial Track and Field Meet recently in Kamloops.
Desiree Gosselin cracked the course record in the 13 girls 800-metre race, finishing in two minutes, 38.69 seconds. Noah Boyd grabbed bronze with a personal best (PB) 2:45.56, and Taylor Dasilva finished fourth with a PB 3:10.14.
Sarah Bailey, a Fulton grad who will join the NCAA Division 1 Jacksonville University Dolphins this fall, clocked a 2:16.98 to set a new record in the 18-19 girls 800-m.
Kelowna’s Sasha Schoch, who trains with Vernon’s Triple A Track & Field Club, posted a record 4:47.21 in the 18-19 girls 1,500-m. Bailey (4:50.98) and Tessni Carruthers (4:54.41) were second and third respectively.
Setting the record in the boys 14-15 300-m dash was Don Robinson, who clocked a 40.34. He added gold in the 800-m and a pair of bronze in the 100-m and 200-m.
Chris Watson set a new time to beat in the 14-15 boys 2,000-m with 6:49:92, and added silver in the 1,200-m and bronze in the 800-m.
Lydia Lavigne-Evely jumped a record 1.21 metres in the 11 girls high jump. She earned other gold medals in 60-m, 100-m and 300-m dashes, and 60-m hurdles, and added a silver in shot put.
Jared Sexsmith, competing in 13 boys high jump, posted a record 1.53 m.
Other athletes earning podium finishes included Ella Brown, who earned gold in the 16-17 girls 200-m and triple jump, Haylee Gosselin, with silver in the 11 girls 600-m, and Megan Loland, with silver in 11 girls 60-m hurdles. She added a silver in both high jump and long jump.
Holly Ehns claimed bronze in the 12 girls 80-m hurdles, Boyd posted silver in 13 girls 80-m hurdles and long jump, and Shawna Noble earned double-gold in 18-19 girls 100-m and 400-m hurdles. Taylor Dasilva was third in 13 girls long jump.
In the 9 boys 100-m, Liam Glennon was first in the 600-m run and 60-m hurdles, third in the 100-m dash, and added gold in long jump.
Michael Wiseman recorded silver in the 16-17 boys 800-m, and Chris Loland pocketed gold in boys 80-m hurdles.
In field events, Mykenzee Ramunno secured gold in the 16-17 girls long jump, Kaelen Hougen was second in 12 boys high jump and third in long jump, and Chris Loland was second in 13 boys long jump.
A handful of Vernon-area athletes will compete this weekend at Swanguard Stadium in Burnaby.
